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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8088015 | Self-repairing boot for a constant velocity joint A boot assembly for an articulating joint is provided, including an inner layer and an outermost layer. The inner layer is constructed from a first material and the outermost layer is constructed from a second material that is different from the first material. The ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7972218 | Drive shaft and constant velocity joint for it A homokinetic joint includes an outer hub having outer running tracks, an inner hub having inner running tracks, balls which are guided in pairs consisting of an outer running track and an inner running track and a cage having cage windows, in which the balls are ac... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7896750 | Sealing arrangement between a constant velocity joint and a hub bearing unit of a motor vehicle wheel One end of a resilient sleeve is fitted on a tubular projection of the bell of a constant velocity joint. The sleeve covers a radial slot formed in the projections and the arms of a spring locking ring for axially removably securing the joint bell to a toothed drivi... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7708645 | Grease shield sealing system for direct torque flow constant velocity joint A shield for sealing a joint includes a first end, a second end and an annular shell. The first end is adapted for axial retention on an outer joint part, where the outer joint part is rotationally coupled to an inner joint part. The second end is adapted for abutti... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7699710 | Reinforced rolling boot A sealing sleeve (11) of the rolling boot type having a first larger, substantially cylindrical collar (12), a second smaller, substantially cylindrical collar (13), as a well as a wall portion (14) which is positioned between the collars... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7677981 | Sealed joint assembly A sealed joint assembly includes an outer joint part (3) with outer ball tracks (9), an inner joint part (4) with inner ball tracks (10), torque transmitting balls (6) which are guided in pairs of tracks and held in a cage (7 | 03/16/2010 |
| 7677982 | Dual channel vented boot A constant velocity joint and a boot for a constant velocity joint are disclosed. The boot generally includes a first channel and a second channel. The first channel is in fluid communication with a joint chamber of the constant velocity joint. The first channel is ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7641561 | Dust cover for a steering shaft A dust cover for a steering shaft includes a bush of low-frictional material, through which a steering shaft penetrates; a plurality of bellows made of rubber, provided in an axial direction of the steering shaft, and arranged between the bush and a panel for sealin... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7575519 | Boot for a joint A boot for a joint includes a shaft-gripping portion, a joint-connecting portion, and a sleeve portion connecting the joint-connecting portion with the shaft-gripping portion. The boot is adapted to dynamically roll about the sleeve portion to a roll position (A, B,... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7470198 | Connecting assembly between a shaft journal and a universal joint A connecting assembly between a shaft journal (11) which is supported, and a universal joint (12) whose inner joint part (24) is engaged by the shaft journal (11) in a rotationally fast way, wherein there is provided an axially effective ... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7407442 | Steering shaft boot A steering shaft boot of a molded elastic material comprises an inner boot portion including a first cylindrical portion that is adapted to cover a steering shaft, a first flange portion that extend radially outward from one axial end of the first cylindrical portio... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7357725 | Boot for constant velocity universal joint A boot for a constant velocity universal joint, having an inner surface that is prevented from contacting an edge portion of an outer housing of a constant velocity universal joint regardless of the bend of the boot. The boot includes a large end portion, a small en... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354349 | Reinforced rolling boot A sealing sleeve (11) of the rolling boot type having a first larger, substantially cylindrical collar (12), a second smaller, substantially cylindrical collar (13), as a well as a wall portion (14) which is positioned between the collars... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347787 | Joint boot In a joint boot to be mounted on an outer housing having a non-circular outer contour, intended to axial positioning without impairing the mountability to the outer housing. The joint boot (10) comprises a boot body (18) including a large-diameter atta... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7322579 | Spline shaft seal assembly The present invention relates to seals and, in particular, to a seal that retains lubrication between the interface of a spline shaft and a sleeve shaft, which move relative to each other. The seal body has a flexible body with an axis and alternating projections an... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311011 | Apparatuses for interaction with a subterranean formation, and methods of use thereof An access casing assembly structured for placement at least partially within a subterranean formation by forcing the access casing assembly thereinto, comprising a plurality of casing sections operably coupled to form a central elongated cavity for providing access ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7301725 | Disk drive with cover plate having high stiffness A disk drive comprises a cover plate with preload tension formed across the cover plate for increasing the stiffness of the cover plate. The preload tension is formed across the cover plate after the cover plate that was warped is secured to a base member of the dis... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7297065 | Automotive driveline components manufactured of silicone materials A sealing component constructed of silicone compound for use in high-temperature, high-speed and high-angle applications is disclosed. The disclosed silicone material may also be reinforced with fibers for added stiffness and stability. ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7264550 | Convoluted boot with boot portions positioned inside one another A convoluted boot (21) for sealing an annular chamber (28) between two articulating and plunging joint parts. The boot includes a first boot portion (22) having a first collar (23) and a second collar (24), a second boot portion ( | 09/04/2007 |
| 7237978 | Joint sealing bellows with sealing ring and assembly/installation method A ball and socket joint bellows seal is provided with a ball pivot pin with a connection piece, a bellows with an annular engagement surface with a sliding ring groove and a bellows seal element. The bellows seal element has a connection piece sealing face staticall... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7238114 | Boot for a joint A boot for a joint is provided having an aperture and at least one protrusion and at least one indentation disposed about an inside diameter of the aperture. ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7229358 | High performance constant velocity universal joint A high performance constant velocity universal joint is based on a body which encloses the constant velocity joint components and provides a smooth spherical outer surface. A one-piece semi-rigid plastic boot in the form of a truncated sphere has a smooth internal s... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7229356 | Boot for universal joint A boot for a universal joint is constructed by a boot body and a boot adapter. The one end of the boot is fitted on a propeller inner shaft via its one-end fitting portion and the other end of the boot is fitted on the outer race of the universal joint via its other... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226360 | Grease cap for a constant velocity joint A frangible grease cap for use in a collapsible constant velocity joint. The frangible grease cap includes a body generally having a circular shape. The frangible grease cap includes an orifice through a center section of the body. The grease cap also includes at le... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7227730 | Device for ESD protection of an integrated circuit A device for ESD (electrostatic discharge) protection of a circuit of a semiconductor device comprises a field effect transistor based varistor with gate, source and drain regions, wherein one of the source and drain regions is connected to an input/output pad of th... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7216726 | Downhole fluid-tight flexible joint A downhole tool comprises a joint, and a resilient member 65 which extends through the joint and provides a restoring force which tends to strengthen the joint. The joint may comprise a flex coupling 61 which allows limited articulation of the joint. F... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7144327 | Protection arrangement A protection arrangement for a double universal joint (1) for drives of agricultural implements has a first protection element (11), an annular second protection element (15) and a third protection element (18). The first protection eleme... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7115036 | Universal coupling with an air bleeding passage that provides communication between the inside and outside of a boot A uniform coupling comprises a torque transmitting unit; first and second shafts that are connected through the torque transmitting unit; a boot covering the torque transmitting unit and having a first end connected to the first shaft and a second end connected to t... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7097568 | Shielded sealing system for a constant velocity joint To protect a joint from exposure to contaminants and loss of lubricant disposed within a joint a traditional joint includes a sealing system. Typically the sealing system includes a boot and a boot cover. To produce a more effective joint, the sealing system of the ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7094156 | Constant velocity joint A joint assembly has outer and inner joint members supported for relative angular movement while preventing rotation between the joint members. The outer joint member is fitted with a lip seal device presenting at least one seal lip which dynamically engages and sea... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7086952 | Propshaft boot with integrated bearing seal deflector and clampless retention A boot seal for a mechanical joint with a rotary joint member. The boot seal includes a flexible body portion and a flange end that is coupled to an end of the body portion. The flange end includes a flange seal portion, which is configured to seal against the joint... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7063331 | Mechanism for preventing intrusion of water or the like into boot for universal joint A middle portion 62 of a fitting portion 52A of a boot 52 for a universal joint is fastened to a flange-like portion 72 of a member to which the boot is attached and a front end portion 63 to which communicating paths 61A to... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7029399 | Power transmission system A power transmission system which facilitates positioning of gaskets to ensure their sealing performance. The power transmission system includes a constant velocity universal joint provided with an inner ring having a plurality of track grooves formed on its outer p... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6997811 | Sealed flexible motor coupling A hermetic seal functions as a closure between opposite ends of the coupling by combining a metal sleeve and an elastomer sleeve extension. The metal sleeve is sealingly attached to the outer surface of one end of the coupling and the elastomer sleeve, sealingly att... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6955607 | Structure for preventing water or the like from intruding in boot for universal joint A structure is disclosed for preventing water or the like from intruding in a boot for a universal joint which includes: a communication passage for communicating inner and outer portions of the boot, the communication passage being provided in an end surface of a f... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6945535 | Seal A seal, especially for shafts movable in a translational direction, has at least one static sealing area and at least one dynamic sealing area and another sealing point outside of the dynamic sealing area. The other sealing point is formed by at least two elements f... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6927332 | Flexible test cable A flexible test cable has a center conductor (210), a conductive sleeve (240) with an effective electrical length equal to an odd quarter wavelength of a frequency of interest, a dielectric spacer (230) located inside the conductive sleeve (2... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6926612 | Joint assembly and sealing boot A joint sealing boot comprises a first end affixable to a shaft, and a second end affixable to a boot cover, the second end having a sealing area including at least one sealing bead for sealing the joint and preventing grease egress and contamination ingress. ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6913105 | Shock-absorbing mechanism for power-transmission device A shock-absorbing mechanism for a power-transmission device includes a cylindrical driven-side shaft coupled to the driving-side shaft through a constant-velocity joint to be axially relatively slidable with respect to the driving-side shaft, a center bearing for ro... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6852036 | Rolling boot and rolling boot assembly The invention relates to a rolling boot (26) and to a rolling boot assembly including such a rolling boot and two attaching parts. The rolling boot (26) comprises a first axially flexible portion (38) having a first radially outer collar (27 | 02/08/2005 |
